Triad Biz Journal hires Egan as a reporter
Lilly Egan has been hired by the Triad Business Journal in North Carolina as a reporter. She will start Nov. 30 and will cover real estate, sports business, retail and restaurants. Egan interned this summer at The (Raleigh) News & Observer on the business news desk as a Dow Jones News Fund intern. In Summer […]
Why a biz news desk focuses on restaurant openings and closings
Romando Dixson, the executive editor of the Peoria Journal Star in Illinois, writes about why the paper covers restaurant openings and closings. Dixson writes, “To help readers keep up with the news, Journal Star reporter Cassidy Waigand publishes a newsletter on the local food and dining scene, delivered to your email every Thursday. The newsletter is a collection […]
Bloomberg taps Li to serve as consumer reporter
Diana Li, a wealth reporter at Bloomberg, has taken on the role of consumer reporter. In her new role, she will help cover consumer facing companies with a particular focus on big-box retailers such as Walmart and Target. Li joined in June 2022 as an energy reporter intern. In January 2023, she joined the staff […]
Bloomberg News seeks a Walmart reporter
Walmart is both the largest private employer in the U.S. and the biggest retailer in the world, and we’re looking for an ambitious, creative newshound to get scoops and dive deep on its continuing transformation from brick-and-mortar store fleet into a global advertising, health-care and delivery behemoth. With 90% of Americans living within 10 miles […]
Triad Biz Journal seeks a retail and restaurants reporter
This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week, and those days can be flexible in consultation with your manager. The Reporters for ACBJ will join our newsroom and cover markets for one of the hottest economies in the country.Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about the […]
Spice hires to cover restaurants and retail for Milwaukee Biz Journal
The Milwaukee Business Journal has hired Linda Spice to cover restaurants and retail. She will start on Monday. Spice has been a digital communication specialist at Alverno College for the past two years. She spent 15 years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covering suburban government, K-12 schools, higher education, county government, police and fire, and breaking news. […]
Media Movers: Book author Jason Del Rey
I recently profiled Matthew Goldberg, whose career started in sports journalism before he switched to business writing. Today, I bring you Jason Del Rey, whose career started as a breaking news and sports reporter at the Jersey Journal before he switched to business. Journalists like to say that three makes a trend, so I can’t […]
Marketwatch.com seeks a retail and consumer reporter
MarketWatch is seeking an enterprising and energetic reporter to cover the retail and consumer beat, from big-box retailers, like Walmart and Target, to food companies and restaurant operators like McDonald’s, Chipotle and Yum! Brands. This is an opportunity to be part of a real-time desk that digs into company earnings reporters in search of news […]
KC Star retail reporter departs after 38 years
Joyce Smith, a reporter at the Kansas City Star covering restaurants and retail, is leaving the paper after more than 38 years. Her CityScape column launched in 1989. “I will continue to post some restaurant and retail news on social media during this transition,” she wrote on Twitter. “I also have started a longer project […]
Post-Dispatch retail reporter Neman returning to features
Daniel Neman, who has been writing about retail for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the past year, is returning to the features desk. Neman writes “I’ve had a blast writing about retail business. I’ve covered a lot of stories that were important and relevant, and more than a few that were just a little goofy. […]
